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- *************************** FEATURES.TXT ***************************
-
- PowerPad v1.1 release
-
- Deming Software
- 117 East Louisa St, #105
- Seattle, WA 98102-3203
-
- Contact: Robert Dickinson
-
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-
- PowerPad is a shareware Windows text editor. It is similar to
- the NotePad editor that comes with Windows. The file README.1ST
- contains all LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, TRADEMARK, and COPYRIGHT
- information for PowerPad.
-
- Please send and questions, comments, or suggestions to us
- via Compuserve 76307,3413 or US mail at the above address.
-
- This file describes the features of PowerPad release 1.1
-
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-
- General
- -------
- PowerPad works much like NotePad. Unless otherwise noted, ALL
- NotePad functions are included in PowerPad, and they operate
- in the same manner.
-
- File Size
- ---------
- PowerPad has many features that make it superior to NotePad, but
- it does share one substantial limitation - a 45K maximum file size.
- We have done some work to ensure that the file size limit is ALWAYS
- 45K (unlike NotePad), so that you don't run out of space before the
- file reaches 45K under any circumstances.
-
- Double-Click Selection
- ----------------------
- Double-click selection rules work differently in PowerPad than in
- a standard edit control. PowerPad uses any non-alphanumeric to
- define the beginning and end of the selection, except for whitespace
- selection, where alphanumerics and CR's define the beginning and end
- of the selected white space.
-
- Right-Click Selection
- ---------------------
- The right mouse click extends the selection from the caret to the
- point of the click, just like a SHIFT+Left-Click.
-
- Settings
- --------
- PowerPad remembers all previous setting each time it is executed.
- This includes window size and position, whether the window was
- maximized, file preferences, page setup, tab stops, wordwrap
- state,run commands and more.
-
- File Prefences
- --------------
- Default file specifications (e.g. *.TXT, *.C, *.RC) can be set, as
- well as the default name for an unnamed file. These preferences
- are used in File\Open, File\Merge, File\Save, and File\SaveAs.
-
- File Merge
- ----------
- The contents of an entire file can be inserted at the caret (or
- insertion point if you prefer). The new text is selected after
- the merge operation.
-
- Tabs
- ----
- Tabs can be set with View\Tab Stops. The range is 1 to 20.
-
- Find
- ----
- Find allows the 'whole word' option as well as case sensitivity.
- Whole word uses any non-alphanumeric as a delimeter (including LF,
- CR, and EOF). Find uses any currently selected text as the default
- target. If no text is selected it uses the previous find target.
-
- Change
- ------
- Change allows 'whole word' like find, as well as on option to
- manually confirm each change. Change uses any currently selected
- text as the default target. If no text is selected it uses the
- previous change target. Change searches from the current caret
- position to the end of file. At the end of file, you get a dialog
- box that asks if you want to continue from the beginning of the file.
- If so, it searched from the beginning of the file to where you
- started from. At the end of change, you get a count of the number
- of changes made. If you select 'confirm changes', you get a dialog
- box at each change that lets you choose yes, no, or cancel. You
- can also turn of the 'confirm changes' in this dialog.
-
- Goto Line
- ---------
- Goto Line allows you to go to any line by specifying the line number.
- The entire line is seleceted as a result.
-
- Run Options
- -----------
- PowerPad can be configured to run other applications by adding the
- menu item and the command line to in the Run Options dialog. The
- Run options will show up on the Run menu after they are added.
-
- About
- -----
- The About... box gives the number of lines in the file, as well as
- the number of characters.
-
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-
- Future Enhancements
- -------------------
-
- * unlimited file size
-
- * optional recent file pick list (variable size)
-
- * optional x,y status box
-
- * a separate .ini file
-
- * the option to start PowerPad with a File Open dialog
- for a directory specified from the command line.
-
- * optional selection of available screen and/or printer fonts
-
- * multiple header and footer lines
-
- * header and footer separators (solid line, blank line, no space)
-
- * option of including the current file name, the current path and
- filename, the current file name without extension, or the
- currently selected text in the Run options menu and command items
-
- * file find option from Open and Merge functions
-
- * multiple user defined run menus, with more run menu items
- (have several different customized run menus for related tasks)
-
- * an option to print the currently selected text instead of the
- entire file
-
- * much. much more! (If people pay the registration fee)
-
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